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  1. Re:Hmm on TiVo to support HDTV by "Year-End" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    that is based on the largest currently available drives AND that would be 20 hours of HD recording. not all programming is available in HD, so you would more than likely be able to record more than 20 hours on a single drive.

    btw, current DirecTV+TiVo combo boxes have a capacity of "about 35 hours". i would guess that reasonable recording of HD+SD material with your drive example would yield >35 hours of recording.

  2. Re:will require larger Hard Drives.... on TiVo to support HDTV by "Year-End" · · Score: 1

    so just under 300gb for the current storage of about 35 hours. that sounds rather realistic. even more so when you consider that not all programming would be available or recorded in HD.

    i can't wait for these new boxes to come out. i've had a 65in widescreen hd capable tv for about 2 years now, but was never willing to give up the flexibility that TiVo offers me to sit down and watch HD programming.

  3. Re:will Joe User want this? on More Details About HDTV Pact · · Score: 1

    They're mandating it because they want their analog spectrum back so they can resell it for mucho $$$.

    It's all about money.

  4. Re:I just want my cell phone to work as a phone on AT&T/DoCoMo Deal For W-CDMA Deployment In U.S. · · Score: 1

    funny, in Los Angeles, SprintPCS seems to be the "lesser of Evils".

    I never have problems unless i go into the mountains where AT&T evidently has better coverage in the Sierras.

  5. Re:Microsoft's business plan on Sendo Accuses MS of Stealing Smartphone IP · · Score: 1

    actually, in this case "4) ??????" is "4) Charge for support"

  6. Re:Good update on this... on InterTrust Says It Owns DRM, Sues Microsoft · · Score: 1

    thats odd, i either didn't see that link in the summary or it as added after I posted.

    oh well, i thought the article was rather interesting.

  7. Good update on this... on InterTrust Says It Owns DRM, Sues Microsoft · · Score: 2, Informative

    You know, I was gonna post this yesterday until I saw this.

  8. Re:The nerve of some people... on Sklyarov Discusses the ElcomSoft Trial · · Score: 1

    it's not about changing your testimony. it's about having the opportunity to clarify your answers and make sure they weren't interpreted the wrong way.

  9. Re:"Enhanced" evidence on Computers, Court, and Fingerprints · · Score: 1

    But what if your digitally enhanced lead reinforces your notion that you're going after the right guy? Then you can look for something that you can actually get a warrant for. That way all your evidence is legal and it didn't come from the enhanced object.

  10. Re:That's the dumbest thing I ever heard! on Deadly Perversions · · Score: 0, Troll

    ..and then write a review... heheheh

  11. Re:So... on LOTR: The Two Towers · · Score: 1

    I don't doubt you'll get to see more of everything in the extended DVD release.

    On a side note, I was really surprised the the extended cut of FOTR didn't fee longer than the theatrical cut. I was quite pleased. :)

  12. Re:Someone's been reading a bit too much BOFH... on When Sysadmins Go Bad · · Score: 1

    Actually, we did it the other way around. Our group watched Fellowship (extended cut) when we got home from work and then went to go see Towers at midnight.

    I'd write a review, but I know that as soon as I put all the effort in, somebody else's review would have already gotten accepted.

    BTW, for all those that didn't see it at midnight: it doesn't dissappoint!

    =)

  13. Re:Duplicate story on AOL Awarded Millions in Spam Case · · Score: 1

    Either your front page settings are different than mine, or your counting the YRO box on the righthand side of the screen. If it is the latter, the box was not on MY front page when I went looking for the article.

    Besides, they did something good. Just make believe that this is for the people that missed it the first time (like I did).

  14. Re:Mouse Smuggling on Cancer Mouse Not Patentable in Canada · · Score: 1

    OncoMouse not OncoGerbil... :P

  15. Re:Wait a second... on Cringely on P2P · · Score: 2, Funny

    hey, at least it's not a repost! :)

  16. Re:Russia on NASA Considers Abandoning ISS · · Score: 1

    I did some checking and it seems that the rumored cost of a trip is $20M or so.

  17. Re:Russia on NASA Considers Abandoning ISS · · Score: 1

    i'm sure that their main concern with "sending tourists" is the revenue that they generate (at $1M+ a pop).

  18. Re:No it isn't on Danish Anti-Piracy Organization Bills P2P Users · · Score: 1

    damn.. and me with no mod points...

    you go boy! :)

  19. Re:Awww Crud! on Danish Anti-Piracy Organization Bills P2P Users · · Score: 1

    "When you infringe on a copyright, you are depriving no one of anything but just that -- a copyright."

    Well, you deprive them of money that they might have received had you actually purchased the software. Then again, I can think of plenty of software (Photoshop, Dreamweaver?) that I use in passing that I could definitely live without if I had to actually pay for it. Meaning, even though I use the software "sometimes", they didn't really lose money because I would have never paid for it.

  20. Re:I bet... mods on crack. on University of Twente Back Online · · Score: 1

    methadone is used to treat addictions to codeine, morphine and heroin, not crack.

  21. Re:Screw James Bonde's Gadgets on Fact and Fiction Behind Bond's Gadgets · · Score: 1

    um, "changing lanes" was afleck and jackson, not freeman.

  22. Re:It could be useful too.. on Sensors Gone Wild · · Score: 1

    The parking structure at The Grove in Los Angeles does this. When you drive into the parking structure, there are signs on each floor that show how many spaces are available on each level.

  23. Last year? on Leonid Meteor Shower 2002 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought this was last year... Or was there another meteor shower?

  24. Re:From the article on ICANN Ditches Public Participation · · Score: 1

    I assume that was an attempt at humor...

  25. Re:Finally! on Toyota to Move to All Hybrid Vehicles By 2012 · · Score: 5, Funny

    damn, when did denis leary start posting on /. ? ;)